malocclude en · VERB
Etymology
From mal- + occlude.
Meanings
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Of teeth, to misalign.
Malocclusion is one of the contributing local causes of pyorrhea; and after the disease has progressed, all the teeth affected malocclude, due to loss of foundation tissue and to tilting.
1913, The Journal of the Allied Dental Societies, volume 8, page 114:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| maloccluding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| maloccluded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| maloccluded | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| maloccludes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |